I'm surprised nobody's posted about this already. This seems like a good time for a second open letter, although it's a bit late now, I suppose.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/education/stories/DN-sboe_22tex.ART0.State.Edition2.140f306f.html
And more about what the new standards entail:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/16/texas-schools-rewrites-us-history

